June 8th, 632. The Prophet Muhammad who founded the religion of Islam dies in Medina, part of what's now Saudi Arabia.
西元632年6月8日,创建伊斯兰教的先知穆罕默德在麦地那去世,麦地那现在是沙特阿拉伯的一部分。
Muhammad leaves no arrangement for a successor, creating a rift within Islam which lasts to this day.
穆罕默德没有安排继任者,造成了伊斯兰内部的裂痕,这种裂痕一直持续到今天。
1968. Authorities announce a capture in London of James Earl Ray wanted for assassinating Martin Luther King, Jr.
1968年,当局宣布在伦敦逮捕因刺杀小马丁·路德·金而被通缉的詹姆斯·厄尔·雷。
Ray spends the rest of his life behind bars after pleading guilty to killing the civil rights leader.
雷在承认杀害民权领袖后,在监狱里度过了余生。
He later recants, claiming a conspiracy targeted King.
后来他改变了说法,声称这是一个针对金的阴谋。
1967. Thirty four US servicemen are killed when Israeli forces raid the Liberty, a navy ship stationed in the Mediterranean.
1967年,以色列军队袭击驻扎在地中海的海军舰艇“自由号”,34名美国军人丧生。
Israel calls its attack which takes place during the 6-day War in the Mid-East a tragic mistake.
以色列称其在中东六日战争中发动的袭击是一个悲剧性的错误。
1869. Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the great American architects of the 20th century, is born in Richland Center, Wisconsin.
1869年,20世纪最伟大的美国建筑师之一弗兰克·劳埃德·赖特在威斯康辛州里奇兰中心出生。
And 1969. The New York Yankees retire Mickey Mantle 7's uniform No.7.
1969年,纽约洋基队米奇·曼托的7号球衣退役。
Mantle known to baseball fans as the Mick pays tribute to another Yankee legend.
被棒球迷们称为the Mick的曼托向另一个洋基队的传奇致敬。
"I've often wondered how a man who know he is gonna die could stand here and say that he is the luckiest man in the world,
“我常常想,一个知道自己将要死的人怎么能站在这里说自己是世界上最幸运的人,
but now I think I know how Lou Gehrig felt."
但现在我觉得我能理解卢·格里克的感受了。”
Today in History, June 8nd, Tim Maguire, the Associated Press.
以上是6月8日《历史上的今天》,美联社蒂姆·马奎尔为您播报。